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38 minutes ago, ZeroGravitas said:

The G6 - and maybe the G5? had a slit in the calf so you could put the wrap through that to make it slightly tighter. My last experience was GT2, which, IIRC, did not have that option.

I noticed the pillow was removable, too! It leaves a big strip of velcro to rub on your leg/hockey sock though.

My guess is that the soft part of the velcro would be on the pad so it wouldn't catch anything when the calf pillow is removed.

I had the dual density poron foam in my mask, and it was the comfiest padding that I ever used.  My problem with it was the durability, I had to hold onto the velcro for my sweatband so it wouldn't tear the poron out.  I switched to the dual density ST-N, and while it's a little firmer, the durability is much better and I've taken my fair share of head shots without any issues.

is it just me, or is the upper backplate strap not adjustable? 

On 8/30/2023 at 4:59 PM, TheGoalNet said:

D3O is super strict about how their product is sold. With that said, email their customer support, mention I suggested you email them, and maybe they can send you extra piece? It's a small family owned business, so maybe they can help out?

D3O can also be purchased here if anybody wants a sheet.

https://gamebreaker.com/product-category/d3o-sheets/

I have plenty of different sets of gear, but once something becomes a main piece, I hardly stray from it.  The only real exception is I switch to a Sportmask Mage during summer hockey due to the breathability and how much cooler it is from my main Sportmask mask during the rest of the year.  

Maybe getting something like this, and putting them on top of the shoulder floaters would help keep them from interfering with your mask?  

https://halohockey.com/ols/products/floater-attach

18 hours ago, keeperton said:

...Lol. The former Oregon representative that opened the literal backdoor during a right wing protest (I think they were mad about masks or something ridiculous, not trying to make this too political) at the capitol building is a goalie in a local lower level league. His nickname/common chirp is thus, "Backdoor!"

Mike Nearman is his name, and I will be calling him that whenever I see him now.  Thanks for this.

For everyone waiting on the slide plates, they're starting to become available

https://goalieparts.com/products/warrior-slide-plates-sr-int.html

1 hour ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Larger chest protector will be worn in games soon

That's a nice cross-check in the first picture.

True's shift attack goalie holder can have a 4mm blade.  It's actually 3mm at the top where it inserts, but is 4mm on the bottom part.  It is also offset so you have more blade towards your inside edge.

I just redid my mask with their dual density poron kit.  The padding is super comfortable, but I would recommend to proceed with caution with that particular foam kit because the poron is a very fragile foam and the velcro for the sweatband has already ripped it up in a few corners.  As far as the company, they are extremely helpful and the finish of the kit is excellent.  I don't think that you can go wrong with them and when I refurbish my other masks, I'll be using them again for sure.

Any chance you could post your height and your wrist to wrist wingspan measurement? Thanks

On 2/5/2022 at 2:11 PM, ThatCarGuy said:

This should be very beneficial. Talking with a few people who got their hands on xpg1 it was all around below average. 

I got the gloves mid last year.  Blocker is solid, nothing special but overall pretty good.  Glove was a let down, sloppy construction and a terrible closure.

16 hours ago, Chenner29 said:

Customizer lead time says they're down to 14-16 weeks...Wonder how accurate this is??

That's just a typo.  It's supposed to say months, not weeks.